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About iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund
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Inception date
Mar 12, 1996
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWM, launched in 1996, is one of the longest-living ETFs on the market. Providing straightforward and comprehensive exposure across the Malaysian stock market, EWM invests mainly in large- and midcap companies traded on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The fund tracks an index that selects and weights its components based on market capitalization. The fund also uses a representative sampling strategy, which means it will invest in a sample of securities that collectively have an investment profile similar to that of the underlying index. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Utilities
Stocks99.64%
Finance44.25%
Utilities14.70%
Process Industries9.54%
Communications7.36%
Industrial Services4.44%
Producer Manufacturing3.99%
Distribution Services3.35%
Health Services3.24%
Consumer Non-Durables2.75%
Consumer Durables2.52%
Transportation2.15%
Consumer Services1.36%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.36%
Cash0.23%
Miscellaneous0.12%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 44.25% stocks, and Utilities, with 14.70% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
EWM top holdings are Public Bank Bhd and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, occupying 13.39% and 11.92% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWM last dividends amounted to 0.45 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.36 USD in dividends, which shows a 19.55% increase.
EWM assets under management is 234.56 M USD. It's risen 17.86% over the last month.
EWM fund flows account for −42.31 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EWM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.39%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 0.45 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWM shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 12, 1996, and its management style is Passive.
EWM expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWM follows the MSCI Malaysia. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWM invests in stocks.
EWM price has fallen by −1.99% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.18% increase. See more dynamics on EWM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.51% over the last month, have fallen by −0.51% over the last month, showed a 3.70% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.09% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.51% over the last month, have fallen by −0.51% over the last month, showed a 3.70% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.09% in a year.
EWM trades at a premium (0.26%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.